Senate committee recommends Regents nominees
After some initial hesitancy, a Senate committee on Wednesday approved Gov. Laura Kelly’s nominees to the Kansas Board of Regents.
The panel sent the nominations...
UPDATED: Governor names KU official new cabinet secretary
(Upated to reflect developments from 9:15 a.m. news conference)
Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday morning named an official from the University of Kansas with experience...
Governor asks whether company can bid on contract
Gov. Laura Kelly is seeking a ruling about whether a corrections health care provider that employs a former member of her administration can bid...
Senate urges Kelly to reprioritize prisoners for vaccines
The Kansas Senate on Thursday rebuked Gov. Laura Kelly for putting prisoners in line for COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the general public, a move...
NEW: Kelly vetoes four bills passed short of supermajorities
Gov. Laura Kelly went on a veto spree late Friday, rejecting four bills related to transgender athletes, a parents bill of rights, new requirements...
Governor names three new regents
Gov. Laura Kelly named a former railroad executive, a former schools superintendent and a former lawmaker to the Kansas Board of Regents.
Kelly nominated former...
Governor signs first-time homebuyer savings accounts
Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday signed a bill creating what will essentially be a 529 college savings account for first-time home buyers at a...
2nd UPDATE: Governor signs executive order granting parental leave for state employees
(Updated: Adds comments from Colyer; Gov.-elect Kelly, link to Colyer Facebook video; also adds comment on fiscal effect and include details about state's current...
UPDATED: Supreme Court finds that Kelly judicial nominee can’t be withdrawn
(Updated to reflect comments from the governor, Senate minority leader, Senate president and attorney general; recasts lead; edits throughout)
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday...
Kelly plans new restrictions to resolve church lawsuit
Gov. Laura Kelly is developing new, more lenient restrictions for reopening the state that she says will settle the legal fight over her executive...
